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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 01: Thiago Motta #5 of Italy and Roman Shirokov of Russia compete for the ball during the international friendly match between Italy and Russia at Letzigrund on June 1, 2012 in Zurich, Switzerland.
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After the Russian break-up, there are only a few countries left at the top level: Russia and Ukraine. The rest, like Georgia, are not playing in the World Cup a lot. Big damage happened to USSR football after that.
The West should not boycott Ukraine during the European soccer championship in June as that would hamper its European ambitions and force the ex-Soviet country back into the arms of Russia
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Russian activist detained for anti-Putin prayer
detained and beaten Sunday after he tried to enter Moscow's landmark Christ the Savior Cathedral to pray to deliver Russia from Vladimir Putin.Several riot police officers forced Roman Dobrokhotov into a police car just meters (feet) from Russia's largest Read more »
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Italy Loses Third Straight
country looking into a match-fixing scandal involving four games, with three players implicated and suspended from the national team. Bryan Jimenez, president of the Guatemalan federation, confirmed that the three players involved were Gustavo Cabrera, Yoni 6/1/12 from The New York Times Read more »
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Prandelli: Defeat may be a blessing
than us, in terms of physical sharpness and intensity, we are still suffering a lot. “Are the defenders to blame? The team is to blame. If the attackers do not help out at the back, then everything gets harder. Perhaps losing this badly could help us. We must 6/1/12 from Soccer News Read more »
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Italy's troubles mount with defeat to Russia
Italy had created more chances in the opening hour but their rearguard always looked shaky and they fell to pieces when Russia, who could have scored three times ahead of the break, went ahead through Alexander Kerzhakov just before the hour. Roman Shirokov 6/1/12 from FourFourTwo.com Read more »
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Stylish Russia sweep aside Italy in Zurich
two consecutive draws, Russia rounded off their UEFA EURO 2012 preparations with an impressive 3-0 win against Italy in Zurich. Both teams fielded strong lineups with the finals, which start a week today, firmly on their minds. Russia's clinical edge was the 6/1/12 from UEFA Read more »
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Russia pile on troubles for Italy
troubles mounted on Friday when they lost 3-0 to fellow Uefa Euro 2012™ finalists Russia in a warm-up match. All the goals came in the second half, two from Roman Shirokov and one by Alexander Kerzhakov. Cesare Prandelli's Italian side created plenty of chances 6/1/12 from SuperSport Read more »
